How FG earned $1.2bn from telecom licences – Obasanjo

The Federal Government earned approximately $1.2bn in telecom license fees from major operators, including MTN, Globacom, Econet (now Airtel), and Etisalat (now 9mobile), during the inception of mobile technology in Nigeria. These license fees played a vital role in establishing the telecom industry in 2000, a sector crucial to Nigeria’s economy. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo